Seeing halos around headlights or being dazzled behind the wheel at night: these visual effects are common and most often temporary after refractive surgery. Why they appear, how they evolve and when to seek care.
Gentle activities resume within a few days; swimming, the sea and contact sports call for more patience while the cornea heals. A realistic timeline for returning to sport and travel after LASIK.
Considered an elective procedure, refractive surgery doesn’t qualify for compensated sick leave from the French health system. What that means in practice, and why recovery is generally quick.
A corneal condition that often appears in adolescence, keratoconus thins and distorts the cornea, affecting vision. Caught early, it can be stabilised with cross-linking: the early signs not to overlook.
LASIK isn’t performed during pregnancy or breastfeeding, not because of any danger to the baby, but for the reliability of the result and precautions around eye drops. The right time to consider surgery.
Considering LASIK this summer: when to have your assessment, which contraindications apply, and how to prepare.
High myopia and LASIK ruled out: the ICL/IPCL phakic implant is a safe, reversible alternative. Indications, results, safety.
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